A CALL FOR UNITY IN PRESERVING OUR HERITAGE ;THE GHANA COUNCIL OF THE RASTAFARI HAS RAISED CONCERN ON THE RECENT DEVASTATING PRACTICE WHICH HAS LEAD TO THE DISTRACTION OF OUR LAND WHICH WE LOCALLY CALL ‘GALAMSEY‘. WE APPEAL TO ALL STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING TRADITIONAL COUNCIL AUTHORITIES,CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATION AND RELIGIOUS BODIES TO JOIN FORCE IN […]
Ghnewsnow introduces our new instalment; Asante Nkae. This show is designed to impart the knowledge of the Elders not only to peopoe of Akan descent but people who are overall curious of the complexities of our cherished culture. The host; NanaNimo Akrapim Baffoe Agyennodua,would sometimes take on a subject and at other times invite erudite
There’s a new “rumble in the jungle” in the words of Muhammad Ali but George Foreman isn’t a part of it. What’s changing on the African landscape is the configuration of allies and business partners. Russia, most notably, is making a comeback in weapons sales to Africa, topping western and Chinese arms sellers by a
Facebook will begin flagging fake news stories with the help of users and third-party fact-checkers in Kenya, in a bid to improve the quality of news people find on its platform. The company announced today (Oct. 3) that it would work with independent fact-checking organization Africa Check along with the French news agency AFP to assess news
As the current chairperson of the African Union, Rwandan president Paul Kagame was among the first five leaders to address the just-concluded 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Kagame extolled the “deepening” partnership between Africa and the global body, noting, “the dividend of a more focused and functional Africa benefits everyone.” But even as
Such a financial package has many high-profile defenders on the continent, including the head of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina. “A lot of people get nervous about China but I am not. I think China is Africa’s friend,” he told the BBC. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa dismissed the view of
The dream of a united Africa started way before the formulation of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) in 1963 following an intervention by the Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie I in Addis Ababa. In the early 1960s, when independence was sweeping throughout the colonized continent, liberation fighters and independence heroes were loosely speaking about a
In what was described as a “new dawn for Africa,” leaders from 44 of the 55 countries of the continent ceremoniously signed a trade pact creating a huge single market from Cape Town to Cairo. The national leaders agreed to eliminate cross-border tariffs and make border posts more efficient. Twenty seven countries signed an additional
Last week the African Liberation Network (ALN), the largest conglomeration of liberal political parties in Africa held their 54th General Assembly in Accra, Ghana. The General Assembly was hosted by the Progressive Peoples’ Party (PPP) and called for the creation of a more free and fair market on the continent. Welcoming the delegates, Nii Allotey
Floods in Africa in August killed 25 times more people than Hurricane Harvey did.” That was the headline of a recent story in Quartz online by Lagos-based writer Yomi Kazeem. “Like severe floods in southern Asia, the disasters in Africa have been largely under-reported compared to similar events in Houston where Hurricane Harvey, a once
